Air Traffic Control: Issues Presented by Proposal to Create a Government
Corporation (Testimony, 02/23/95, GAO/T-RCED-95-114).

In part due to the slow pace of the Federal Aviation Administration's
(FAA) program to modernize the air traffic control system, proposals
have been put forth to reform the system.  An administration proposal
would create a wholly-owned, nonprofit, self-sufficient government
corporation to operate and modernize the air traffic control system.
Under this proposal, FAA would continue to provide safety oversight.
This testimony discusses critical issues relating to the proposed
corporation's financial projections, oversight of safety, and
governance. financial projections, oversight of safety, and governance.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-RCED-95-114
     TITLE:  Air Traffic Control: Issues Presented by Proposal to Create 
             a Government Corporation
      DATE:  02/23/95
   SUBJECT:  Air traffic control systems
             Federal corporations
             Proposed legislation
             Federal agency reorganization
             Air transportation operations
             Future budget projections
             Federal employee retirement programs
             Safety regulation
             Transportation safety
IDENTIFIER:  FAA Advanced Automation System
             Airport and Airway Trust Fund
             Civil Service Retirement System
             Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund
             Federal Employees Retirement System
             FAA Airport Surface Detection Equipment Radar
             FAA Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System
             
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